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National Security Agency leak source Edward Snowden blasted the Obama administration Monday in a statement released by the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks, calling it afraid of an "angry public" demanding transparency.

Snowden's statement followed a Reuters report on a letter he wrote to the Ecuadorean government Monday, in which he said that the United States government is responsible for costing him his family and freedom to travel amid an investigation into his leaks.

"While the public has cried out support of my shining a light on this secret system of injustice, the Government of the United States of America responded with an extrajudicial man-hunt costing me my family, my freedom to travel, and my right to live peacefully without fear of illegal aggression," Snowden wrote in the letter to President Rafael Correa.

Snowden threatened to disclose more information about the NSA's surveillance programs in the lette…

ISLAMABAD - The US continues to support Sindh mango growers through US Agency for International Development (USAID) as farmers send another round of shipments of popular Sindhri mangoes, worth $0.25 million, to the Netherlands, United Kingdom (UK) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

A total of 13 consignments, carrying 106 tons of Sindhri mangoes were shipped to the buyers that include Univeg, Special Fruit, and Fair Fruit in the European Union (EU) and KSA.

"Shipments of premium quality mangoes sent to high-end European and UK markets have materialized from an intensive identification process, creation of market linkages, and participation at international events such as the Fruit Logistica in Berlin. We are expecting our partner SME farms to generate $6.8 million in revenues from these shipments this summer," said a project representative.

These are in addition to the USAID assisted shipments, worth $ 0.12 million, which were sent to the EU earlier in the mont…